Walter Weiss

Walter Weiss (5 September 1890-21 December 1967) was a Colonel-General of Nazi Germany during World War II. Weiss was the last commander of Army Group North from 12 March to 2 April 1945, succeeding Lothar Rendulic.

Biography
Walter Weiss was born on 5 September 1890 in Tilsit, East Prussia, German Empire (present-day Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia). He joined the Imperial German Army in 1908 and fought in World War I, and at the beginning of World War II in 1939 he was a Lieutenant-General. Weiss led the 97th Jaeger Division for one month, and in 1943 he rose to an important post as commander of the German 2nd Army, succeeding Hans von Salmuth. Weiss commanded it on the front against the Soviet Union, fighting in East Prussia against the Soviets in command of the army; on 12 March 1945 Weiss replaced Lothar Rendulic as commander of Army Group North and Dietrich von Saucken took over the 2nd Army. Weiss surrendered to the United States and was held prisoner until 1948, and he died in 1967 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.